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Trophon (Boreotrophon) perelegans
Taxonomy
Trophon perelegans was named by Nomland (1917). Its type specimen is UCMP 11321, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is near Graham oil well, which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in the Santa Margarita Formation of California.
It was recombined as Trophon (Boreotrophon) perelegans by Grant and IV and Gale (1931).
It was recombined as Trophon (Boreotrophon) perelegans by Grant and IV and Gale (1931).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Boreotrophon candelabrum, Boreotrophon capito, Boreotrophon elegantula, Boreotrophon meridionalis, Boreotrophon osawanoensis, Boreotrophon pedroanis, Boreotrophon rotundatus, Boreotrophon truncatus, Trochonopsis beringi, T. antiquus, T. bredai, T. broggii, T. carlosmartini, T. caudatoides, T. consocialis, T. cortatus, T. costifer, T. covacevichi, T. ecuadorius, T. gillulyi, T. harringtoni, T. huilliche, T. leanzai, T. lepidota, T. macouni, T. muricatus, T. olavii, T. pacificus, T. parcus, T. peruvianus, T. piramidensis, T. plicatus, T. retrorsum, T. santacruzensis, T. umzambiensis, T. varians, T. vetulus, T. vokesae, T. tropica, T. metungensis, T. goldsteini
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1917 | Trophon perelegans Nomland pp. 311 - 312 figs. Plate 20, figures 1, 2, 3 |
| 1931 | Trophon (Boreotrophon) perelegans Grant, IV and Gale p. 723 |
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†Trophon (Boreotrophon) perelegans Nomland 1917
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available